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Kings Ransom

Kings Ransom

(2009)

Overview

On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen. The Edmonton Oilers, fresh off their fourth Stanley Cup victory in five years, signed a deal that sent Wayne Gretzky, a Canadian national treasure and the greatest hockey player ever to play the game, to the Los Angeles Kings in a multi-player, multi-million dollar deal. As bewildered Oiler fans struggled to make sense of the unthinkable, fans in Los Angeles were rushing to purchase season tickets at a rate so fast it overwhelmed the Kings box office. Overnight, a franchise largely overlooked in its 21-year existence was suddenly playing to sellout crowds and standing ovations, and a league often relegated to “little brother” status exploded from 21 teams to 30 in less than a decade.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Peter Berg
  2. Producer : Alex Piper,Mitch Wright
  3. Editor : Todd Crites
  4. Cast : Wayne Gretzky,Janet Jones,Luc Robitaille,Glen Sather,Peter Berg,Bruce McNall

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Original TitleKings Ransom

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2009-09-13

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 53m

Homepagehttp://30for30.espn.com/film/kings-ransom.html

Production CompaniesAsylum Entertainment,ESPN Films,ESPN

Genres

  • Documentary

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